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Job Description
The Senior UX Designer can be based in either San Francisco, California or Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• User experience, user interface and interaction design planning and management on the Android, iOS and web platforms.
• Responsible for creating and communicating detailed design and functional requirements through all stages of the product development process, including problem KLAMR is looking for an experienced UX designer to champion the user experience throughout the design and development process. The ideal candidate will have a personal interest in mobile and social applications, a passion for the consumer-products, and a deep understanding of user interface and UX design planning and management. Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively work cross-functionally are a must. And most importantly, the UX Designer must have a passion for user experience principles and enjoy working in fast-paced, start-up environment.
This role will be responsible for the UI architecture, interaction and visual design, and ultimate usability for a cross-platform product. On a day-to-day basis, this person will partner with business owners, project managers, engineers and vendors on adapting both existing and new functionality to the products.
• Create definition and experience briefs, user flows, wireframes, visual comps and rapid, lightweight interactive prototypes
• Translating user feedback and business requirements into visual user interfaces
• Ensuring the consistent visual presentation and UI design through UX principles
• Partner with the product team to determine and define the product specifications
• Recognize and help define the differences between the platforms and how it directly affects the user experience in each
• Work closely with product team to solve complex design challenges
• Ensure consistency of the user experience, regardless of the platform
• Work close with the multiple development teams to ensure accuracy of the final product to those of the product specs
• Work closely with engineers to implement UI features
Desired Skills & Experience
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5+ years experience in UX design and UI development for mobile platforms including iPhone, iPad, and Android
• Extensive knowledge of the latest graphic/web design tools and front-end development techniques, including:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- HTML/XHTML
- CSS/CSS2
- Javascript/jQuery/AJAX
• A design portfolio highlighting visual appeal and usability
• UX design experience with touchscreen, embedded, and/or mobile interfaces
• Demonstrated ability to envision critical components of UX/UI design and development throughout the software lifecycle, incorporating components in early versions that can be enhanced and built upon in future versions
• Experience designing and developing graphical content and artwork on multiple projects at the same time
• Deep understanding of Android, iPhone and web usability best practices
• Creative approach to problem solving, innovation and issue resolution
• Strong attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering highly-polished wireframes under tight time constraints
• Comfortable in a small, intense and high-growth start-up environment
Company Description
WHO WE ARE
Klamr is a Silicon Valley startup inexplicably born in the heart of vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Fueled by endless bowls of pho, karaoke marathons, and the buzz of a million motorbikes, we're building a fresh, new type of mobile social app for the global market.
With offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, we offer a unique opportunity to work between two very distinct, yet incredibly cool cities. Regardless of which continent, we maintain a tight knit culture with a high degree of autonomy and unhampered by silly politics.
The Klamr team is led by Bryan Pelz, a serial entrepreneur who has launched a number of market-leading online services around the world, from a leading web portal in France in the 1990s to the largest online game company and the leading social network in Vietnam.
Klamr is developing a mobile/social application for the global market on Android, iOS, and HTML5 platforms and is looking for several engineers and management to join the team.
At Klamr we love super-smart, innovative people who are fun and great at working in a collaborative team environment. We hire only the best and are looking for people who are:
• Open-minded and comfortable in an intense, high-growth startup
• Innovative and love to find new ways to resolve problems
• Able to adapt according to changing project schedules
• Self-motivated and can work independently
• Totally committed to quality
• Professional and responsible
For more company information, please visit www.klamr.to.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Our team is everything, so at Klamr we pay close attention to the work environment:
• 100% product/innovation-focused startup company with experienced founders
• Flat organization – don't come to work for us if you want minions working for you!
• Open communication – we listen to our team
• Friendly, flexible, and fun culture
In addition, selected Klamr team members can work part of the year in our Ho Chi Minh City offices.
HOW TO APPLY
We are results-oriented, so your educational background and "where you've worked" matter very little to us. What really counts is what you have accomplished and where you are interested in going. If you see a potential fit, send an email to hr@klamr.to and include:
•The name of the position you'd like to apply for (or none if you're not sure)
•A copy of your resume
•A list of URLs linking to your professional online accomplishments and what you did on each
•A list of URLs linking to your personal online references (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.)
Klamr offers great benefits, attractive bonuses, and stock options!
Klamr is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company.
Additional Information
Type: Full-time
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Functions: Information Technology, Design, Engineering
Industries: Information Technology and Services, Computer Software, Internet
Compensation: Competitive salary, bonuses, & options!
